Metra Station Rehab Could Face Delays

March 22, 1990

CHICAGO — Work on a $58 million rehabilitation of LaSalle Street Station could be delayed for as long as 100 days under a tentative agreement between Metra and a firm that plans to build an office high-rise above the terminal complex, according to Metra officials.

A 10-day work suspension at the station began Tuesday, and a tentative accord would give the developers up to 90 additional days to design infrastructure for their building that could be phased into the work being done on the station complex. The developer, Walsh Higgins & Co., has agreed to cover any additional costs incurred by Metra as a result of the delay, said Jeffrey Ladd, chairman of the commuter rail agency.